Madrid, Iowa is a small town located in the heart of Boone County. Known for its friendly and diverse population, Madrid has been making strides in local politics recently. Recently, a number of candidates have been nominated to represent the people of Madrid in state government positions. These candidates have worked hard to promote issues such as education, environmental protection, and economic development that are important to the people of Madrid. Not only do they focus on these issues but they also strive to ensure that all members of the community can participate in the political process. In addition to these campaigns, Madrid is actively engaged with other municipalities in Boone county, working together to create a more prosperous future for all residents.
The political climate in Madrid, IA is somewhat conservative.
Boone County, IA is somewhat conservative. In Boone County, IA 41.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Boone county remained very strongly Republican, 56.7% to 41.1%.
Boone county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Madrid, IA is somewhat conservative.
Boone County, Iowa is somewhat conservative.
Iowa is leaning conservative.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Madrid, Iowa: d d d d R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Madrid, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 214 contributions totaling $26,958 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $126 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 108 contributions totaling $22,416 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $208 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)